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Cloning farm animals - a ‘killing application’? Risks and consequences of the introduction of cloned animals for food production A Testbiotech Report prepared for Martin Häusling, MEP Imprint Testbiotech Institute for Independent Impact Assessment in Biotechnology Frohschammerstr. 14 80807 München Tel.: +49 (0) 89 358 992 76 Fax: +49 (0) 89 359 66 22 info@testbiotech.org www.testbiotech.org Executive Director: Dr. Christoph Then Date of Publication May 2010
Content | Cloned farm animals - a ‚killing application‘? | 3 Content 03 Content 04 Summary 07 Introdution 09 1.Technical development in cloning of farm animals and its relation to biotechnology applications in livestock 10 Fig 1: procedure of cloning involving cell culturing and performing transgenesis 12 2. Technical problems and adverse effects on animal health related to SCNT 12 2.1 Adverse impact on animal health 12 Fig. 2: Five critical nodes for assessing risks from cloning of animals for food production 15 2.2 Epigenetics and underlying causes for adverse health impacts 17 2.3 Possible impact for further generations 20 2.4. Animal welfare 22 3. Food safety 24 4. Cloning in farm animals - potential benefits, products, players 24 4.1 How many cloned animals do exist and what is their economic relevance? 26 4.2 Weighing up potential commercial benefits 28 4.3 Who benefits from cloning of farm animals? 29 Table.1: Livestock biotech companies applying animal cloning for food production 30 Table 2: Examples for granted European patents for cloning of farm animals 33 4. Need for regulation 33 5.1 Which products are already on the EU market? 34 5.2 A broader perspective 36 6. Framing legislation 36 6.1 National legislation 36 Denmark 36 Germany 36 The Netherlands 37 Norway 38 6.2 EU legislation 38 6.2.1 Animal Welfare 38 6.2.2 Import of genetc material and food products 39 6.2.2.1 Scientific reasons for an import ban 40 6.2.2.2 Should cloned animals be considered as genetically modified? 41 6.2.2.3 Moral reasons for an import ban 43 6.2.3 Patents 44 Conclusions and Recommendations 45 References
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